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The Vivacious Vessel of Harmony
GuQin is among the few most distinctive and
representative classical Chinese instruments ever. The
written record of it can be traced back to at least 3,000
years ago.
It's a zither similar to GuZheng, but since GuQin does not
have bridges, it is far more versatile in terms of tones and
playing techniques, it is also much harder to master.
GuQin has a special place in the Chinese history as a
symbol of the high-culture of the nobles and intellectuals
(Junzi, Superior Man). It's also seen as the vessel for
pursuing harmony. Even Confucius
had played and taught GuQin.
During the last two tumultuous
centuries of China, however, GuQin's
tradition almost went extinct.
Nowadays the Chinese have
resumed the tradition and are trying
to revitalize GuQin.
GuQin is usually accompanied with a
lower-pitched flute in performance.
ChineeNanxiao, or some other xiaos
in ChineeWinds are good choices of
companion. The music style is
usually more personal and inward.
In 2003 , GuQin music is recognized
as Heritage of Humanity by
UNESCO.
About ChineeGuQin
With true knowledge of the Chinese instrument, Kong Audio planned
GuQin from the ground up. By intertwining the detailed sampling
and the tailored Advanced Legato mode, GuQin is brought back to
life in its authenticity. As can be heard from the audio demo (which
is made with ONE SINGLE track of ChineeGuQin, without even
using pitch-bending at all), ChineeGuQin captures not only the
sound, but also the “silence” (string-sliding), which is essential to
GuQin music.
Also new is the real-time subset browser which greatly helps the
user to see which subset is active in the current patch according to
the incoming notes. By default ChineeGuQin is in the legato mode.
It can be switched to polyphony mode using the Sustain Pedal,
giving the musician an easy switch of the playing style. When in the
polyphony mode, the playing style is usually played in two sections.
System requirements and specs:
580 MB(GuZheng II), 425 MB(ChineeGuQin) meticulously produced sample sets.
Powered by brand-new QIN RV engine.
Windows XP/VISTA/Windows 7. 2GB RAM.
32/64 bit VST host sequencers compatible.
Compatible with FXpansion RTAS Adapter
All samples are recorded in 1-bit/5.6 MHz.
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